Hundreds of moments make up the proud football club we all know and love today.

From a match-winning goal, to a gravity-defying mark, to a solid team-oriented effort, our past on-field achievements have brought joy to supporters across the country and have helped to shape and define the direction our future will take.

Season 2011 marks our 25th year, and to help us celebrate, you were invited to have your say on the historic moments you believe have been the most significant to the West Coast Eagles.

All your votes have been tallied up and we are ready to countdown from moment #25. Stay tuned to westcoasteagles.com.au as we’ll be revealing one moment each  week until we unveil the single most defining moment in our history at the end of the home and away campaign.

Coming in at #22 is our history-making grand final against the Hawks in 1991.

In the club’s fourth season, West Coast became the first side in the competition to reach a grand final in under five years since inception. The Hawthorn clash was also the only grand final ever to be played away from the MCG, at Waverley.

West Coast finished the home and away season three games clear on the top of the ladder, but slipped to a 53-point loss despite kicking the first four goals of the match.

Then football manager Trevor Nisbett said that although many Eagles supporters were satisfied with the team’s effort, the club itself was shattered by the loss.

“The players, the coaching staff, all of us involved with the club at that stage were bitterly disappointed,” Nisbett said.

“A lot of us were quite angry because we just hadn’t achieved what we’d set out to do.”

John Worsfold agreed, but said he was confident that the depth of the squad would ensure future success.

“I think we were the best performed team over the course of the whole year, but when it counted, the real strong bodies and the real experience that Hawthorn had over us was just way too much,” Worsfold said.

“You never know if you’re going to get back there, but we had a great squad and I was confident that we were going to have more good years in front of us, so let’s keep this team up and going and be the best team in the competition over a long period and hopefully that will mean that we get another crack at another grand final.”

Dual premiership player Peter Matera was knocked out during the game, but remembers the sportsmanship of their opponents after the match.

“We should have won the game,” Matera said.

“We were the favourites to win that game. After the game all the Hawthorn greats, Dermott and Dipper and that, came across and said your time will come.”